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The Pittsburgh Pirates (11-10) will be out to avoid the sweep when they host the Boston Red Sox (12-10) to complete a three-game series. Sportsbooks have listed the Pirates as -145 favorites for the series finale, while the Red Sox are +123 underdogs. Martin Perez will get the ball for Pittsburgh while Boston will counter with Josh Winckowski.
Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $33.79
Pirates to win vs Red Sox -145
Pirates vs. Red Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-145)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+123)
- Over/under: 8.5
Pirates vs. Red Sox Betting Insights
- The Pirates have been favorites in six games this season and have come away with the win two times (33.3%) in those contests.
- Pittsburgh has played as a favorite of -145 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 59.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Red Sox have compiled a 5-6 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.5% of those games).
- Boston has a 1-2 record (winning just 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +123 or longer.
- The Red Sox have a 44.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Pirates vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders
- Connor Joe leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.288) this season.
- Of all hitters in MLB, Joe’s home run total places him 101st and his RBI tally places him 49th.
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 13 while batting .277 with two homers.
- Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with a team-high batting average of .280.
- In all of the majors, Duran is 163rd in home runs and 104th in RBI.
- Triston Casas has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 10 RBI.
Pirates vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.09 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.211 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB.
- Boston has the first-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (2.60).
- Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.129).